Smoking characteristics at baseline in 6505 women and 5644 men in the Copenhagen City Heart Study in 1976. Values are means (SD) or number (%)
| Women n=6505 | Men n=5644 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Percentages are of all current smokers of corresponding sex. | ||||
| Never smokers | 1811 (27.8) | 555 (9.8) | ||
| Ex-smokers | 952 (14.6) | 1115 (19.8) | ||
| Current smokers | 3742 (57.5) | 3974 (70.4) | ||
| Type of tobacco among current smokers* | ||||
| Cigarettes | 3040 (81.2) | 2258 (56.8) | ||
| Cigars | 10 (0.3) | 100 (2.5) | ||
| Cheroots | 642 (17.2) | 546 (13.7) | ||
| Pipe | 5 (0.1) | 389 (9.8) | ||
| Mixed | 45 (1.2) | 681 (17.1) | ||
| Daily consumption* | non-inhalers | inhalers | non-inhalers | inhalers |
| <3 g/day | 74 (2.0) | 34 (0.9) | 11 (0.3) | 20 (0.5) |
| 3–5 g/day | 187 (5.0) | 162 (4.3) | 68 (1.7) | 88 (2.2) |
| 6–9 g/day | 253 (6.8) | 227 (6.1) | 149 (3.7) | 190 (4.8) |
| 10–14 g/day | 207 (5.5) | 836 (22.3) | 189 (4.8) | 635 (16.0) |
| 15–24 g/day | 324 (8.7) | 1180 (31.5) | 295 (7.4) | 1499 (37.7) |
| ≥25 g/day | 93 (2.5) | 165 (4.4) | 195 (4.9) | 635 (16.0) |
| All current smokers* | 1138 (30.4) | 2604 (69.6) | 907 (22.8) | 3067 (77.2) |